WEBVTT GOVENOR GAVIN NEWSOM, WAS ON THE CENTRAL COAST TODAY. ACTION NEWS REPORTER CAITLIN CONRAD JOINS US LIVE WITH DETAILS ON WHY HIS CAMPAIGN STOPPED IN MONTEREY. CAITLIN: GAVIN NEWSOM CAME TO MONTEREY TO ACCEPT THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SIERRA CLUB HE USED THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AS A BACKDROP TO TALK ABOUT OFFSHORE DRILLING. MONTEREY WAS THE FIRST STOP ON GAVIN NEWSOM’S GET OUT THE VOTE BUS TOUR. >> GOOD MORNING. SORRY WE ARE A LITTLE LATE. CAITLIN: THE DEMOCRATIC FRONT RUNNER WAS GREETED BY MEMBERS OF THE SIERRA CLUB. >> WE’RE PROUD TO SAY THAT ALL OF OUR ENTITIES HAVE ENDORSED GAVIN NEWSOM FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. CAITLIN: THE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION SELECTED THE LT. GOVERNOR BECAUSE THEY ARE HOPEFUL HE WILL CONTINUE IN JERRY BROWN’S FOOTSTEPS, TAKING A STRONG STANCE AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. >> THERE IS NO WAY WE ARE GOING TO SEE ANY NEW OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE STATE PERIOD , FULL STOP. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. NOT ON ON OUR WATCH. CAITLI IN APRIL THE PRESIDENT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO EXPAND OFFSHORE DRILLING FOR OIL AND GAS, A MOVE THAT SENT ALARM BELLS RINGING THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA’S COASTA COMMUNITIES. >> I HAVE NO DOUBT HE WILL BE POISED TO STANDUP TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND HE HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THAT AS HAS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR. CAITLIN: NEWSOM SAID HIS TRACK RECORD OF LEADERSHIP IS WHAT DEFINES HIM FROM THE OTHER 12 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR. >> I THINK THAT IS THE BIGGEST DISTINCTION IN THIS CAMPAIGN. THERE ARE GOOD FOLKS RUNNING BUT I THINK WE ARE IN THE POSITION WE’RE IN WITH 7 DAYS LEFT TO GO BECAUSE OF A DEMONSTRABLE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON THE STATUS QUO AND OFTEN TIME HUMBLY OUR OWN PARTY. CAITLI THE SIERRA CLUB SAYS AMONG ITS REASONS FOR ENDORSING NEWSOM IS HIS WORK ON THE STATE LANDS COMMISSION DURING WHICH TIME HE RETIRED AND OIL BARRACK IN SANTA BARABAR ERIN: THANK YOU. THE BUS STOPS TONIGHT IN SAN LUIS OBISPO BEFORE HEADING DOWN TO BURBANK FOR A RALLY WITH SENATOR KAMALA H

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During his visit to the Central Coast Newsom addressed a group of supporters from the Sierra Club and promised to halt future offshore drilling in California.

"There is no way we are going to see any new offshore oil drilling in the state, period, full stop," Newsom said.

In April President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas. The move sent alarm bells ringing throughout California's Coastal Communities.

Sierra Club leaders said Newsom's record on the issue won him the environmental organization's endorsement.

"I have no doubt he will be poised to stand up to the Trump Administration, he has been very vocal about that, as has the current governor," said Kathryn Phillips head of Sierra Club California.

Phillips cited Newsom's recent work on the State Lands Commission, specifically when he retired an oil barrack in Santa Barbara, as evidence of his commitment to the cause.

During the press event Newsom said following the external crisis of climate change affordability is the single biggest issue facing California.

The gubernatorial candidate said he wants to see housing done smartly in the state.

"My goal is 3.5 million housing units by 2025, focusing on density around transit corridors, so we can be smart about out growth," he said.

Newsom's republican opponents have argued California's dense set of regulations have been a roadblock in front of development, and some have called for laxer environmental review processes.

The democrat said lessening the standards under the California Environmental Quality Act is not an option. But Newsom said he would like to see CEQA abuses addressed, citing cases where the rules where project opponents used the rules to deter projects for NIMBY purposes.

On Tuesday a new Emerson College Survey of registered voters showed Newsom in control of the top spot with nearly a quarter of the vote and seven days until the June 5th primary.

On Wednesday the candidate will head to Burbank for a rally with Sen. Kamala Harris.